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El Afweyn District

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El Afweyn District
Degmada Ceelafweyn
Location of El Afweyn District within Sanaag, Somaliland
Location of El Afweyn District within Sanaag, Somaliland
Country Somaliland
RegionSanaag
CapitalEl Afweyn
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
65,797[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

El Afweyn District (Somali: Degmada Ceelafweyn) is a district in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at El Afweyn.

Population

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The district is inhabited 80% by the Biciide subdivisions of Musa abokor, Habar jeclo as well as the Sa'ad Yonis subdivisions of the Habar yoonis, Garhajis, all of which belong to the wider Isaaq clan.[citation needed]

The population in 2005 was 65,797 according to the OCHA survey.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.


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